Welcome to the Championship
The Endurance Race Series Championship recognizes and rewards the dedication, consistency, and competitive spirit of our trail running community. Spanning select events throughout the season, runners overall series ranking will be based on total accumulated finish time.
Whether you’re chasing the podium or pushing your personal limits, the ERS Championship adds an extra layer of motivation—bringing together the best of competition, community, and the pursuit of the trail.
The Championship Series includes 4 dedicated events as Championship qualifiers. We have defined those events below. Registration for the championship series is automatically included in our Season Pass registration*.
1. Half Marathon Championship Series (Season Pass 1 Option)
2. 10K Championship Series (Season Pass 2 Option)
3. 5K Championship Series (Season Pass 3 Option)
*Not looking to compete in the championship or not sure you can race all events... no worries! If you choose not to compete and only run for yourself or for fun, then we welcome you to our ERS Season Pass family as well!
SEE BELOW FOR ALL CHAMPIONSHIP RULES
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RULES AND DEFINITIONS:
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The Championship Series will be tied directly into the Season Pass Race registration. Meaning... you sign up for the Season Pass you are automatically entered into the Championship Series regardless of running level.
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Each Season Pass package will crown a champion.
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Overall winners only at this time. (No Age Group winners)
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Top Male and Female winners crowned in all 3 categories.
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Leaderboard and winners organized and awarded by the LEAST total accumulated race time across the 4 respectful events.
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Runners COMPETING in the Championship Series will be required to complete all 4 respectful qualifier events on race day.
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No virtual race makeups
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If you miss a qualifier event, the runner will be disqualified from the Championship leaderboard.
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Runners COMPETING in the Championship are not allowed to upgrade or downgrade a distance in the respectful qualifier events. If you do the runner will be disqualified from the leaderboard.
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Leaderboard will be listed and updated after every event on the ERS website.
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Runners signing up for individual races will not qualify for the Championship Series. You MUST sign up for a season pass.
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The remaining events on the respectful series, will be considered "throw away events" for the championship series, BUT will count towards earning your season pass medal and gift.
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Championship Bling awarded at the conclusion of the respected series.
SUNSHINE SERIES
2026-27 CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD
FEMALE DIVISION:
1. Mary Nelson 1:29:30
2. Liana Tsirklin 1:43:51
3. Amara Siva 1:52:40
4. Fabiola De Aguila 1:55:45
5. Nicole LeFol 1:59:56
MALE DIVISON:
1. Chris Davis 1:23:25
2. Joseph Crouch 1:25:18
3. Corey Edwards 1:26:52
4. Tom Kaylor 1:27:12
5. Benjamin Moore 1:30:22
FEMALE DIVISION:
1. Laura Foster 1:00:08
2. Liz Peterson 1:01:51
3. Nicoletta Kouris 1:03:43
4. Monique Vigil 1:07:07
5. Jennifer King 1:07:23
MALE DIVISON:
1. Reymundo Ortiz 52:54
2. Cy Foster 53:41
3. Chad Dunham 54:12
4. Mobarek Vigil 1:00:26
5. Darrell Wilhelm 1:03:26
FEMALE DIVISION:
1. Christine Star 29:47
2. Laura Temperato 30:58
3. Rachel Wiesenbach 32:27
4. Cassie Ortiz 33:58
5. Dani Cook 40:08
MALE DIVISON:
1. Javier Rabago 22:40
2. Michael McDaniel 24:54
3. Isreal Hernandez 25:24
4. Daniel Ortiz 32:40
5. Mark Brecher 40:10